The Surfmera AXIS platform forms the universal core of the modern nanolab, engineered to deliver unbeaten flexibility and professional grade performance for the most demanding scanning probe research.
KEY FEATURES
- Unparalleled Flexibility: open design and easy sample access for limitless research possibilities;
- Modes: 50 + Standard AFM modes and powerful software to customize your research;
- Scalable Platform: straightforward expansion to AFM-Raman-TERS or AFM-nano-IR;
- Versatile Environments: vacuum, controlled atmosphere or fluid environments with ease;
- Quantitative Insights: precise quantitative nano-mechanical measurements and artifact-free scanning.
APPLICATIONS AND MODES
Material science
- Nanostructures and 2D materials;
- Polymers and soft materials;
- Thin films and coatings;
- Energy materials;
- Semiconductors;
- Metamaterials.
Electromagnetic Characterization
- KPFM: Maps surface potentials with 3mV sensitivity and 20nm resolution;
- EFM: Probes nanoscale charge distributions;
- PFM: Characterizes electromechanical properties;
- C-AFM: Maps local current distribution with pA sensitivity;
- MFM: Reveals configuration of magnetic domains.
Life Science Applications
- Multi-environment imaging: Air and liquid environments, precise temperature control;
- Quantitative nanomechanical analysis: Cell elasticity, adhesion forces, and more;
- Diverse applications: Single-molecule biophysics, live-cell dynamics, microbial interactions.
2 × 2 μm
30 × 30 × 0.8 μm
10 × 10 μm
250×250×7 nm
TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
| Scan type | by sample, by probe, both | ||
| Sample size | up to 100 mm diameter, up to 15 mm height | ||
| XYZ scan range (CL) | 100x100x10 μm | ||
| Non linearity | ≤ 0.15% | ||
| Optical resolution at 10х | 3 μm (1 μm, 0,4 μm with optional objectives) | ||
| External variable magnetic field generators | in-plane | up to 2000 Gauss | |
| out-of-plane | up to 500 Gauss | ||
| Options | |||
| Heating stages | up to 300 °C | ||
| Low vacuum | down to 10-3 Torr | ||